Capture the Flag Nerf Wars

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Capture the Flag is played with two teams, and unlike most Nerf games, it doesn’t include permanent elimination. Instead, if a player is shot, he simply has to sit out of the game for a time (15 seconds is a good guideline).
In the classic version of Capture the Flag, each team starts with a flag [...]

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Humans vs. Zombies Nerf War

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Humans vs. Zombies is one of the most popular varieties of Nerf wars on college campuses across the country. This is how it works:
A small number of players start the game as zombies, and the rest start as humans. The humans are armed with Nerf guns, but the zombies do not have any Nerf weapons [...]

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Gunslinger Heaven Nerf Wars

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Gunslinger Heaven is very popular variety of Nerf war.
The game is played with two man teams (you can have as many teams as you want). Each player can have only one gun, and it must be a single spring pistol (like the Nitefinder).
When a player is hit, he has to remove himself from the game [...]

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Assassin Nerf Wars

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One of my favorite Nerf wars for a small group of people is called Assassin.
Assassin is best played with 3 people, where one person is the assassin and the other two try to take him out.
The game starts sort of like hide and go seek, where the assassin picks his hiding spot, and the [...]

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Free for All Nerf Wars

Free for all Nerf wars can be incredibly chaotic, fast-paced, and most importantly, lots of fun. Free for all wars are best played with a small group of people (5 or less) in a confined space. These are the rules I generally use:
1. One shot and you’re dead. If you get hit anywhere on your [...]

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Where to have a Nerf War

No matter how much planning and preparation you put into organizing your Nerf war, it isn’t going to be any fun unless you pick a great location. With that in mind, it’s clear that the location of your Nerf war is probably going to be the most important decision you make. Here are a few [...]

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Deathmatch Nerf Wars

Deathmatch is probably the simplest of all Nerf wars, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to win. The rules of the game are simple: shoot other players and don’t get shot.
Ok, ok, it’s a little more complicated than that, but not by much.
The format of this Nerf game is derived from video games — most notably, [...]

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